From Bad to Worse

God sent the prophet Jehu son of Hanani to Baasha. God had lifted Baasha up from the dust. But Baasha walked in Jeroboam's sins. So his house would end like Jeroboam's.

Baasha's son Elah reigned only two years. His servant Zimri took the throne. Zimri ruled seven days. Then the army made Omri king. Omri bought the hill of Samaria and built a city there. He did more evil than all before him.

Then Ahab son of Omri reigned twenty-two years. He did more evil than all before him. He married Jezebel, a king's daughter from Sidon. He served Baal and built an altar for Baal in Samaria. In his days, a man rebuilt Jericho. It cost him his sons, as Joshua had said.